[loco4pablo]

What really makes it hard for the go or go homers is.... When the teams get to the track. The teams that are locked in get to spend the first day working on thier race set up because qualifing isn't a major concern. But the go or go homers have to focus only on qualifying. Then if they are lucky enough to get in they are still behind the 8 ball because they lost a whole day of race practice to the ones locked in. Why doesn't NASCAR let the go or go homers get to the track a day early, qualify those cars and then the ones that made it can be on the same page as the other teams the next day?
If Robbie is out of the top 35 by race 5 due to this BS 100 pt. penalty it will be a shame. But I think that's NASCAR idea.

[oncea3fan]

by new I mean a team formed since the top 35 rule came in to play.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by oncea3fan

by new I mean a team formed since the top 35 rule came in to play.

ok, then I just mentioned 3, all independents.

[rlhdrider]

With Robby Gordon getting under GEM's wing they stand a little better chance, but then again, a 100 point penalty doesn't help. What happened anyway, I missed it? Furnature Row stands a decent chance if they can get in, HAAS is getting better, RED BULL's doing ok. Alot of the "newer teams" have promising futures, if they can get in!

[Racer Duck]

Haas and Red Bull aren't considered "independents". And, up until the Daytona 500 Furniture Row was a single car team - it's unclear whether they can campaign the 2nd car all season.

re: what happened to Robby Gordon? There's at least 2 threads discussing the situation. Just search of Robby Gordon in the title and you'll find them.

[rlhdrider]

I saw that penelty finally, tagged 100 points and $100,000 for unapproved nose that had the same part number as the replacement! Seems that one should go to Dodge, not Robby.